--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-dd42592f9a
2017-06-16 13:14:53.496621
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Name        : perl-File-Path
Product     : Fedora 25
Version     : 2.12
Release     : 366.fc25
URL         : https://metacpan.org/dist/File-Path
Summary     : Create or remove directory trees
Description :
This module provides a convenient way to create directories of arbitrary
depth and to delete an entire directory subtree from the file system.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update Information:

This release fixes a possible setting arbitrary mode on an arbitrary file in
rmtree() and remove_tree() calls known as CVE-2017-6512.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------References:

  [ 1 ] Bug #1457832 - CVE-2017-6512 perl-File-Path: rmtree/remove_tree race condition
        https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1457832
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade perl-File-Path' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

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Fedora 25: perl-File-Path Security Update

June 16, 2017
This release fixes a possible setting arbitrary mode on an arbitrary file in rmtree() and remove_tree() calls known as CVE-2017-6512.

Summary

This module provides a convenient way to create directories of arbitrary

depth and to delete an entire directory subtree from the file system.

This release fixes a possible setting arbitrary mode on an arbitrary file in

rmtree() and remove_tree() calls known as CVE-2017-6512.

[ 1 ] Bug #1457832 - CVE-2017-6512 perl-File-Path: rmtree/remove_tree race condition

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1457832

su -c 'dnf upgrade perl-File-Path' at the command line.

For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at

https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html

All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the

GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at

package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org

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FEDORA-2017-dd42592f9a 2017-06-16 13:14:53.496621 Product : Fedora 25 Version : 2.12 Release : 366.fc25 URL : https://metacpan.org/dist/File-Path Summary : Create or remove directory trees Description : This module provides a convenient way to create directories of arbitrary depth and to delete an entire directory subtree from the file system. This release fixes a possible setting arbitrary mode on an arbitrary file in rmtree() and remove_tree() calls known as CVE-2017-6512. [ 1 ] Bug #1457832 - CVE-2017-6512 perl-File-Path: rmtree/remove_tree race condition https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1457832 su -c 'dnf upgrade perl-File-Path' at the command line. For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at https://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at package-announce mailing list -- package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to package-announce-leave@lists.fedoraproject.org

Change Log

References

Update Instructions

Severity
Product : Fedora 25
Version : 2.12
Release : 366.fc25
URL : https://metacpan.org/dist/File-Path
Summary : Create or remove directory trees

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